Author | Blacker, William |
Book | The Art of Angling |
Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
Page | 98 |
Material
- Hook: Large, No, 7 or Limerick
- Tail: Orange, red, or yellow mohair
- Body: Yellow, orange, red, blue, scarlet, black, orange pigs wool
- Rib: Double gold twist
- Hackle: Dark claret or black
- Throat: Same as hackle
- Wing: Black & white snipe underwing, Glede, black and white turkey tail and wings
Original material
As written in the book:
Body - first yellow, then orange, then red, blue, scarlet, and black pig hair, ribbed with double gold twist, tipped. Legs - dark claret or black cock hackle, rolled from the tail up, orange pig hair, and the same coloured hackle at the shoulder. Wings - the black and white feathers found under the snipe wing, one each side; or you may use the brown mallard, glede, black and white turkey tail and wings. Tail - tuft of orange, red, or yellow mohair, (one of each would be very useful), head only the tying. Hook, large, No, 7 or Limerick. The Carlisle and Kendal hooks are also good.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
---|---|---|---|
Tail | Other |
Mohair
Or red or yellow |
Orange |
Body | Pig | Wool | Yellow |
Pig | Wool | Orange | |
Pig | Wool | Red | |
Pig | Wool | Blue | |
Pig | Wool | Scarlet | |
Pig | Wool | Black | |
Pig | Wool | Orange | |
Rib |
Tinsel - Twist
Double |
Gold | |
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Or black |
Claret - dark |
Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Or black |
Claret - dark |
Wing | Snipe |
Feather - Wing
Black & White underwing |
Black |
Glede | Feather | Natural | |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather - Tail
Black and white |
Black | |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather - Tail
Black and white |
Black |
Materials in pattern
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